Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

writ of right

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: writ of right
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A writ which lay to recover lands in fee simple, unjustly withheld from the true owner.

Example Sentences

"a claimant in fee-simple may have a mere writ of right; which is in its nature the highest writ in the law"

Inflected Forms

writs of right (plural)

Questions

What does writ of right mean?: A writ which lay to recover lands in fee simple, unjustly withheld from the true owner.

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